24/7 Access to a Team of more than 70 Barristers and Solicitors
BUSINESS LEGAL HELPLINE

We offer a legal helpline for businesses and freelancers, which provides you with 24/7 access to a team of more than 70 barristers and solicitors who are standing by the assist you and offer your advice. The helpline can be used 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. This way, you know that help is always but a quick phone call away should things go awry with your business. Our legal helpline for businesses and freelancers is designed to put your mind at ease and reassure you that you can always acquire convenient legal advice whenever you need it.
WHAT DOES OUR BUSINESS HELPLINE ASSIST YOU WITH
Although our team of 70+ barristers and solicitors have thorough expertise in many fields of law, we can specifically help businesses and freelancers with issues concerning commercial advice, employment advice, and health & safety advice. Our legal helpline for businesses and freelancers can offer professional bespoke guidance in all of these areas, allowing you to rest assured that legal advice is a mere phone call away. So, what exactly do these areas of expertise cover?

COMMERCIAL ADVICE
Businesses have a minefield of potential legal problems to deal with, especially if they are smaller or less-established businesses. You may be inexperienced and unsure of how to protect your business in a legal situation, which can be tricky. If this is the case, our legal helpline for businesses and freelancers can offer advice on:
Intellectual property
Small claims court procedures
Business tenancies
Debt recovery
Complaint letters (i.e. asserting one’s rights)
Dealing with statutory demands
EMPLOYMENT ADVICE
Employees have a plethora of rights which they are entitled to whilst working on a business’s premises. Some of these rights will seem obvious, while others may be more subtle and difficult to identify. If you want to ensure that your business’s employees aren’t being subjected to illegal practices, our legal helpline for businesses and freelancers can offer you advice regarding:
Recruitment
Discrimination
Appraisal and disciplinary procedures

HEALTH & SAFTY ADVICE
Health and safety regulations are incredibly important in the UK, with risk assessments and Health & Safety assessments commonly being conducted for businesses of various forms and sizes. If your premises doesn’t adhere to the appropriate health and safety standards stipulated by UK law, then it can legally be shut down. As a result, it is important to have access to legal advice regarding health & safety matters. Our legal helpline for businesses and freelancers can offer you bespoke advice on:
Undertaking health & safety assessments successfully
Correct workplace health & safety procedures
Understanding new and developing legislation
Are you a business or freelancer who requires access to 24/7 legal advice? Get in touch with Pearl Accountants today and ask us about our business helpline service!